Chapter 1079: Hanging Griffin
The game between the Pelicans and the Clippers was a little weird at the beginning, and there was a bit of an unusual and weird flavor in it.
This time the Pelicans rushed over again, and at halftime, Li Feng and Al Jefferson took turns to get up to the high post to cover and block their teammates.
It's like that with the Pelicans' big men, you can attack without the basket, but you can't go without cover and play.
Li Feng came up to cover Luo Teng to break through to the middle, Luo Teng burst from Li Feng's side and immediately took away the griffin beside Li Feng. This time, Li Feng has become an unguarded player, and the best tandem for the Pelicans is at the point of Luo Teng.
Luo Teng immediately turned around and dismantled the basketball into Li Feng's hands, and Li Feng, who received the basketball, didn't have any ideas, and raised his hand to shoot directly from the middle distance along the feeling he had just explored.
As soon as Li Feng made a move, Griffin immediately looked at Li Feng behind him in surprise, but Li Feng's mid-range shot had already hit.
Li Feng found that sometimes there are some things, when you touch his edge, no matter what you do, you will succeed. For example, now, Li Feng's mid-range investment is such a typical representative.
When Griffin was careless again, Li Feng hit another mid-range shot. Two mid-range shots in a row were missed behind ♀ Griffin.
When the Clippers attacked again, Griffin couldn't bear it anymore, anyway, he was also the hottest interior player this year, and he was very annoyed that Griffin was easily beaten by Li Feng.
When the Clippers came running, he was very aggressive to the free throw line to cover his teammates for a chance to catch the ball.
Sure enough, Crawford gave Griffin a lot of face, and when he saw Griffin coming, he immediately sent the basketball to Griffin's hands.
As soon as Griffin got the basketball, Li Feng did not pounce forward, but immediately took half a step back and waited for Griffin behind.
Griffin saw that Li Feng was so far away from him. He was also a little hesitant, and at this time he could shoot or rush.
In between, it's a little harder to choose, just watch Griffin dribble with his skillful hands crossed near the free-throw line, opting to wait first.
Griffin's dribbling is very skillful, as if he is a small forward's possession, and because Griffin has such good ball control, Griffin is not very dependent on the interior to play the main position before attacking.
He can catch the basketball from a distance, rush with the ball, and then attack with his back. This is one of the great features of Griffin's offense!
This time, Li Feng waited for him. It was also Griffin's offense, Griffin did not choose to shoot in the middle, but dribbled with the ball and suddenly dribbled forward, and then turned around while traveling.
Griffin's attack was not a real physical contact with Li Feng, but a complete play of footsteps, and after Griffin turned around, he suddenly jumped up and threw the basketball to the basket with one hand.
Griffin's set of offensive moves. In today's alliance, it should be counted as a treasure level. The movements are smooth, the feet are solid, and the feel is soft!
Such a beautiful interior attack, but Li Feng doesn't like it. Undeterred by Griffin's footsteps, he appeared in the right spot, taking advantage of his height and reaching out with one hand as Griffin jumped.
Completely blocked Griffin's view. Just such a beautiful and beautiful inside attack was destroyed by Li Feng.
The basketball slammed off the hoop, Griffin roared angrily, and the Staples Arena fans cheered. There was no regret at all about the failure of Griffin's performance.
Al Jefferson picked up the rebound behind Li Feng and happily brushed the number of points.
At this time, the game was more than 4 minutes into play, Li Feng scored 2 rebounds and 4 points, and Griffin only made up a basket and grabbed a defensive rebound.
As a result, Hart, the Pelican commentator sitting in the commentary seat, immediately noticed the situation and said to his partner Berut:
"Hey! Man, did you notice, Griffin's appearance on the court today wasn't very prominent. A few low-post attacks didn't hit without success! Judging from the current number, his table is not as good as Li Feng. ”
Berutz scoffed at his partner's opinion, and he smiled strangely and said: "
What do you want to say! Hart, do you want to sue me that Li Feng is better than Mr. Griffin. Really? Is that what you mean? ”
In this way, Hart is also a little uncertain, because Griffin's watch at the beginning of the season is too good. It makes people feel that Griffin is the only bright new color emerging from the league's interior line.
To say that Li Feng is better than Griffin, Hart himself does not admit it. So Hart smiled and said:
"At least judging from the current numbers, Li Feng is not weaker than Griffin, and besides, he is our Pelicans player."
In this way, Beruc is not good at saying that his players are bad in front of the home crowd, so he said:
"It's just the first quarter of Hart, and I'm sure Griffin will shine in the rest of the game."
That's what Beruc said, but Griffin, who was on the pitch, didn't. Now Griffin can hate Li Feng to death, because Griffin can feel that Li Feng's ability is not very high, and his body is not against the sky.
But this guy just made good use of his strength and height, and didn't let himself get too close to the basket during positional battles. When he was running all over the field, he stared at himself tightly and didn't let himself catch the ball.
Now that he is tied up everywhere, he can't open it at all, and playing with this Li Feng, Griffin has a feeling of being powerful and useless.
However, Li Feng felt a little cool, because from the current situation, his inference in the computer game was feasible. As long as it is designed according to a certain tactic, it can contain the opponent. In this way, in the subsequent games, you can make targeted defense and offense on a certain distance.
Li Feng strictly followed his own plan to defend Griffin without temper, and when he finished the court at the end of the first quarter, Griffin had just got 3 rebounds and 2 points, and those three rebounds were defensive rebounds.
Griffin was replaced, and Li Feng also walked off the court, although Li Feng was silent when he was on the court.
But as soon as Li Feng stepped off the court, Van Gundy came to Li Feng's side and gently patted Li Feng on the shoulder.
"The defense is very beautiful, Li Feng, I am very satisfied!"
Van Gundy looked at Li Feng with a smile. His eyes were full of expectation, and at this moment, Li Feng was a little moved by this old man.
But after Li Feng and Al Jefferson both got off the court, the Clippers launched a rapid offense.
Austin Rivers and Crawford began to go berserk together, and the two men set off wave after wave of offensives. From the end of the first quarter to the middle of the second quarter, the two men combined to score 20 points.
The Clippers have a 10-point lead over the Pelicans by 43-33, and the Clippers are so brave that it is also related to the Pelicans' bad luck at the three-point line today, if the Pelicans' three-point line is efficient. The average team really can't stop it.
Van Gundy yelled nervously on the sidelines, and the Pelicans' main players were back on the court. And to strengthen the breakthrough and pressure on the inside, at this time the Clippers' interior line was slightly surprised, so the head coach of the Clippers called a timeout.
Griffin, it's back!
When Griffin first appeared, the Pelicans didn't care about the guy.
After all, Griffin's first quarter table is so bad that the Pelicans think Griffin's state is bad today!
However, Griffin surprised the entire Staples Arena this time, and Crawford pushed over quickly and missed a pull-up jump shot in the transition between offense and defense.
The basketball smashed on the hoop and jumped out, and at this time the Pelicans stood three people under the basket. Al Jefferson, Gasol, Pierce, the three of them have protected the basket extremely safely. But that's it.
The moment he fell under the basket, Griffin jumped up from the back of Gasol's head.
It was Griffin, who was on Gasol's head, took off the basketball in both hands, and grabbed the rebound. There was no tendency to fall in the air, but it looked like his light body had risen a little upward.
Put the basketball with both hands across the person, "Bang!" It slammed into the basket with a thud.
Griffin returned to the court with a slam dunk, and Staples Arena was filled with exclamations. Pelican fans around were also struck by Griffin's violent aesthetic.
In any case, friend or foe, Griffin's dunk is just too ornamental.
Griffin was smug after a slam dunk and ran back towards his own half.
After the Pelicans were dunked here, there was a small mistake, which was too obvious when the cross was made, and Turner broke the basketball at once, and Turner, who broke the basketball, rushed directly towards the Pelicans' half court with the basketball.
As soon as the speed of the Clippers increased, Li Feng immediately couldn't help shouting on the bench, "Keep an eye on him!" ”
It was naturally Griffin who could make Li Feng so excited, but unfortunately no one on the court heard Li Feng's words, and he didn't keep an eye on Griffin, who was already running wild like a reindeer on the court.
The Pelicans' three players running back focused on Turner, and the three of them surrounded Turner together, and Turner, after breaking through to the Pelicans' free throw line, suddenly turned around and shoved the basketball into the hands of Griffin, who was following from behind.
The most suitable for Griffin to play is really a fast full-court attack, and at this time, Griffin's ball control, speed and coordination are fully brought into play.
After receiving the basketball, he saw that Griffin seemed to be a small forward, carrying the basketball and changing direction from the front of the body in front of Pierce, leaving the veteran behind, and Griffin's performance behind him did not end.
Facing Al Jefferson in front of the basket, Griffin made a swift and smooth turn between the moves, and Al Jefferson was still behind him as soon as he twisted.
This time Griffin faced an empty basket, and with this opportunity, Griffin would not let go, and lifted the basketball high with one hand.
Slammed into the basket "clang" The Pelicans' basket groaned again, and this time, the Clippers' bench was completely jumping.
Even the Staples Arena was completely shocked, is this a two-meter-and-eight-meter power forward? This kind of ball control, this kind of breakthrough, is simply a swingman's action? And that dunk at the end, that violence, that bounce?
Griffin finally showed his hideous fangs at this point, shaking the entire Staples Arena. If this guy is given enough chances, this guy is too tough.
At this time, Beruts, who was sitting in the commentary seat, finally found an opportunity to praise:
"Griffin is the best inside lineman of the year. Did you see what he just performed? It's simply amazing, and I'm sure Griffin is going to be one of the best interior players in the league. ”
While Hart was chatting with Berut, Griffin hit another long-range shot from near the three-point line.
All of a sudden, the Griffin blossomed inside and out, and it looked like the Griffin had entered the invincible. The state of omnipotence.
At this time, Van Gundy finally called a timeout, and he beckoned to Li Feng:
"Go! Defend against which guy. ”
In this way, with only 2 minutes and 40 seconds left in the second quarter, Li Feng returned to the court.
As soon as Li Feng returned to the court, Griffin on the Clippers' side immediately frowned, and now Griffin felt a headache when he saw Li Feng.
Because this guy's defense is almost pinched by his throat, just right to contain what he does best, and let himself do what he doesn't like the most.
Li Feng also understood Van Gundy's thoughts now, and he came back to contain Griffin, so as soon as he came back, he focused all his attention on Griffin.
Because Griffin is the hope of the Clippers, Crawford sees that Griffin is in better shape. Came over and immediately delivered the basketball to Griffin's hands.
Griffin got the basketball, and he didn't hold it like any other big man, he stood there helpless, not knowing what to do, he got the basketball and immediately dribbled the ball in a smooth and continuous crotch, while staring closely in front of him.
He really hopes that Li Feng can pounce, and he can use his speed and footwork advantage to go deep into the basket to score. But to his disappointment, Li Feng squatted calmly on the edge of the forbidden area like a stone, with a slightly mocking smile. Calmly waiting for himself.
To be honest, Li Feng's appearance is the last thing Griffin likes to see, Li Feng is tall and strong. Rushing over and hitting the back is equivalent to attacking the basket across a mountain, which is very hard. At this time, Griffin was ruthless and made a move. His last choice was to pull up the jump shot directly on the outside.
"Huh!"
Griffin's jumper hit, after hitting this one. Griffin swung his fist at Li Feng.
"Shrink under the basket and I can score from the outside."
Li Feng turned around and picked up the basketball, he was not discouraged, he wanted to defend Griffin one-on-one, and what he had just done was the most correct choice.
Defending is also a steal and gamble in some ways, making the most probable choice, and the opponent scoring again is a matter of luck.
Li Feng missed when he came out, but it made Berutz a little excited, and he said a little jokingly in the commentary seat:
"Check it out! Li Feng is still too tender in front of the stateful Griffin! In any case, Li Feng is too poor physically and technically. ”
Hart heard Berutz say this, and he wanted to nod. But suddenly, Hart felt that something was wrong.
In Hart's mind, Li Feng's first appearance suddenly jumped out, the second home team's strong defense, and Li Feng had surprises and improvements in almost every game after that.
Even when he faced Griffin in the first quarter, didn't Griffin do anything to Li Feng? Although Li Feng doesn't have any fancy offense and no particularly violent dunks now, this kind of Li Feng makes Hart feel that there are actually countless possibilities for this big man.
When he returned to the Clippers' halfcourt, Li Feng followed the tactics of the whole team very steadily, constantly responding to cover and making balls for his teammates.
At this time, among the many shooters of the Pelicans, there is finally a guy who feels warm. Three-point shot from the outside.
The Pelicans finally recovered the three-pointer, but the Clippers seemed to have tasted the sweetness of a quick offense, and as soon as the ball kicked off from the baseline, Austin Rivers rushed up.
Li Feng rushed to kill the two teams like two torrents, and he resisted Griffin to the death. Once Griffin is unleashed in a quick offense and defense, the lethality is much greater than Gordon's.
Austin Rivers also wanted to learn from Turner to give Griffin an ultimate assist, rushing to the Pelicans' halfcourt and sending the basketball to Griffin behind him as soon as he turned his head.
Last time, Griffin could drive straight in, but this time, as soon as Griffin received the basketball, he was immediately stuck by Li Feng, and his speed did not rise.
Once the speed does not rise, there is a slight stagnation here, and the defensive position of the Pelicans behind it is immediately arranged.
This time, the fast attack of the Clippers immediately turned into a positional battle. Griffin put the basketball on the ground at this time, and continued to dribble under his crotch to prepare to single Li Feng.
Li Feng felt at this time that it was necessary for him to use a steal to suppress Griffin's current state, and if he wanted to break up the opponent's offense, it was best to defeat the opponent from the confidence first, Li Feng used a steal when Griffin controlled the ball under his crotch.
At the moment when this impression was formed, Li Feng and Griffin jumped up almost at the same time, and the two big men immediately formed two opposing peaks in the air.
It turned out that Griffin had just felt a good hand in the middle shot, and this time he was ready to continue to use this move to hit Li Feng. Anyway, Li Feng would just crouch behind like a stone, so Griffin was a little more casual when he threw his hand.
But he thought of it. As soon as he jumped up, the guy on the other side, who was originally like a stone, also jumped up violently like an eagle, and put one hand directly on his head.
Griffin's shot just now was stretched out by Li Fengyi and the hat arrived!
"Smack!" With a bang, Griffin's shot was capped, and suddenly the entire Staples Arena seemed to be silent for a second.
Then the whole stadium burst into cheers as if it had exploded, and cheers rang out from the stands on all sides. Whistles, and hysterical shouts.
Griffin's dunk had already formed a dark cloud above Staples Arena, but Li Feng's shot suddenly dispersed the dark clouds. The sunshine and frenzy that belonged to New Orleans filled the entire course.
Sitting in the commentary seat, Hart suddenly shouted:
"Well done! Nice defense. ”
Hart yelled excitedly, but Berutz was a little stupid, he didn't expect a Li Feng to block Griffin, who was famous for his bounce, and he didn't imagine that Li Feng, who he never paid much attention to, could make such a wonderful defense.
Berutz couldn't think of anything. He was slowly digesting the strength of Li Feng's explosion in calm.
Griffin was also a little confused, he didn't expect it at all. In the first section, Li Feng, who was just blocked in front of him like a stone, came up this time and gave a hot pot.
But Li Feng had expected such a result, he stepped forward and picked up the basketball, then threw it backwards and threw it into Corey's hands.
The Pelicans are no strangers to playing fast break, and Corey dribbled to the Clippers' half. Taking advantage of the moment of switching offense and defense, when Crawford looked around, Corey happily came up with a fast-break three-pointer.
Van Gundy traded to Corey not only for his playmaking skills, but also for the fact that this guy has one skill that must be possessed in the Pelicans, and that is three-point shooting.
Corey is like a knife with three points, and one knife is sealed.
"Huh" basketball entered the Clippers' basket, and at this time, the atmosphere of Conseca suddenly rose, is there anything more powerful than blocking and fast-break three-pointers?
At this time, the Pelicans' morale suddenly exploded, and the Clippers finally felt the pressure on the road. By the Pelicans' half, they were looking for a more secure way to play.
At this time, in order to curb the morale and rhythm of the Pelicans, the Clippers actually sacrificed such a big killer as Crawford's low-post single.
I saw that the strong side of the Clippers all spread out, opening up space for Crawford, and then I watched Crawford twist his big ass and smash it under the Pelicans' basket.
Although this move is simple, it just gives the Pelicans a headache, because the Pelicans' two point guards, one Stephen Corey and one Corey are very thin and weak, and they have suffered a lot against the super-heavyweight Crawford.
Just see Crawford eat steadily, and when he gets to the basket, Al Jefferson moves a step towards Crawford's side under the basket.
Crawford felt the pressure at this point, and he rolled over to the back and pressed Corey like a board-wiping shot.
It may be that Al Jefferson moved over to put some pressure on Crawford, and Crawford's mid-range shot actually missed.
jumped out all of a sudden, turned into a rebound, and this rebound ball still went in the direction of Li Feng and Griffin's entanglement.
Now Li Feng and Griffin began to compete for rebounding ability under the basket again, Li Feng was not until Griffin's bounce ability, he did not go to the basket, but pushed Griffin back, and his whole body pressed Griffin, not letting Griffin get up, and Griffin compared his kung fu to the floor.
In this way, Griffin's bouncing advantage was curbed, and his strength and height advantages were brought into play, and sure enough, when Griffin was pressed by Li Feng, the basketball easily reached Li Feng's hands. (To be continued......)